Northern Ireland Summer School

We are delighted to invite Year 13 (Lower Sixth) students from Northern Ireland and their teachers to attend a residential summer school at St Catherine’s College (Catz) from Sunday 30^th June until Wednesday 3^rd July 2019.

Since 2015, the summer school has given Northern Irish students the opportunity to experience life at the University of Oxford. Students stay in College accommodation, eat meals in the College dining hall, and meet current undergraduates, whilst also exploring the beautiful city of Oxford. Students will have the chance to take part in classes and tutorials in a chosen subject, such as Computer Science, Economics & Management, Engineering, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Law and Physics. The summer school finishes with the University of Oxford Open Day on Wednesday 3^rd July, during which students are encouraged to attend departmental events and visit other colleges.

There is also a full programme of events for teachers, including Q&A sessions with tutors.

Apart from travel expenses between Northern Ireland and Oxford, the residential summer school will be free for all participants. We are happy to offer free accommodation and meals until Thursday 4^th or Friday 5^th July for participants who wish to take part in one or both of the University of Oxford Open Days.

The summer school is an ideal opportunity for prospective applicants and teachers to find out more about life at Oxford.

Bookings are now open! Schools are welcome to nominate a maximum of four students to attend and the booking form can be downloaded from the link at the side of this page. Students must be accompanied by a teacher. We recommend that this is a teacher who is involved in sixth form teaching, rather than support staff. This course will be CPD accredited for teachers. We would be happy for schools to make joint arrangements if one teacher is able to take responsibility for students from two different schools (as long as parents are made aware of this).

For more information about our other outreach activities, please see here.